NEWSPAPERS: James Edward HAMMACK, 73, well known Clay resident, died at his home Thursday night at 11:30 after a long illness of tuberculosis. He had been in ill health for several years but had been confined to bed in his last illness only about three weeks. His condition had been critical throughout that time. A lifelong resident of Webster county, Mr. Hammack was the son of the late Morgan B. and Nancy Hammack. He was married on November 12, 1889, to Miss Morris WICKS, who survives him. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in November, 1939. He had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church since his youth, for many years in the Rock Spring church, and for the past 20 years in the First Baptist church of Clay, in which he was a deacon at the time of his death. He was devoted to his church and was considered by all who knew him an outstanding example of a Christian gentleman. Surviving him besides his wife are three sons, Rev. C. L. Hammack of Richmond, Va., Rev. W. G. Hammack of Pewee Valley, Ky., and Rev. David S. Hammack of Lawrenceville, Va.; six daughters, Mrs. G. L. WITHERS of Dixon, Mrs. N. B. WALLACE of Clay, Mrs. Bailey SKINNER of Fort Warren, Wyoming, Mrs. P. J. HAMPTON of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Kay SISK and Mrs. J. Edgar PRIDE of Clay; one brother, S. C. Hammack of the Clay country; and a half brother, Dr. Will Hammack of Madisonville. Eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at four o'clock at the First Baptist church in Clay with the pastor, the Rev. R.T. MILLER, in charge. Burial was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Clay. Pall bearers were W. W. JOHNSON, N. C. Hammack, A. S. DORROH, Daron QUIREY, W. A. BLACKWELL, and W. I. COOK. Undated article. Compiler's note: Contributor of this obituary, Helen Withers Griffith, (helen-griffith@home.com) sends the additional information that James Edward Hammack was born May 4, 1868 and died May 29, 1941.

OBITUARY:Messenger & Inquirer, August 7, 1963.
Mrs. J. E. HAMMACK, 93, died Monday at Providence. She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. G. L. WITHERS and Mrs. Key SISK, both of Dixon, Mrs. Neal WALLACE of Clay, Mrs. Bailey SKINNER of Clearwater, Florida Mrs. J. B. HAMPTON of Memphis, Tennessee and Mrs. Edgar PRIDE of Murray, and a son, the Rev. David S. Hammack, Richmond, Virginia. The body is at the Edwards Funeral Home, Owensboro, Kentucky.
(Compiler's note: Contributor of this obituary, Helen Withers Griffith, (helen-griffith@home.com) sends the additional information that Mrs. J. E. Hammack was born 10 February 1870 in Webster County, Kentucky the daughter of James W. WICKS and Susan Nancy DOSS. Her name was Mary Elizabeth but she was known throughout her life as "Morris".)

HISTORY: DOSS, Thomas was a farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky and his wife, Bettie taught in a college in Franklin, Kentucky. While Iva was still a little girl, the family moved to Christian County where they bought a farm near Casky.